Bill C-320

SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to impose a minimum prison sentence of two years for a first offence and five years for a second or subsequent offence in cases where a person is convicted of trafficking, possession for the purpose of trafficking, importing, exporting, possession for the purpose of exporting or producing a substance included in Schedule I.

This enactment also adds trafficking and possession for the purpose of trafficking, in or near a private dwelling usually frequented by persons under the age of eighteen years, to the list of aggravating factors that a judge must take into consideration when sentencing for these offences.